Many of the National Parks
will be hosting Earth Science Week Events. These events provide unique opportunities
to learn about earth science and its place in the National Parks. So, get
out there and experience your National Parks by participating in Earth Science
Week events!

Because these events
are quite popular it is often a good idea to contact the park and reserve
space so that you will not be left out!

This page allows you to
search for events by park name. Parks hosting events are listed in alphabetical
order below. If you have any questions regarding events please contact the
park hosting the event. If you have questions or comments regarding this site
please e-mail ParkGeology@den.nps.gov.

Thanks and Have Fun!

Acadia National ParkAs part of our regular schedule we will offer several geologic
programs during Earth Science Week.
Our Environmental Education district maintains a geology resource kit available
for local teachers as well as a small library of printed materials for use
by local educators.

Additionally, we have
designed a teacher's guide to Acadia that devotes an entire chapter to the
Geology of Mount Desert Island, ME. The teacher's guide is a sale item.

Acadia National Park maintains
a geology webpage entitled Written in the Rocks

Craters of the Moon National
Park SPECIAL GEOLOGY HIKE TO BE HELD AT CRATERS OF THE MOON TO CELEBRATE
EARTH SCIENCE WEEK

For Earth Science Week,
a special geology program will be held at Craters of the Moon National Monument.
The program will start with a 45-minute presentation at the visitor center
followed by field visits to several sites in the park in order to see a broad
cross section of the features present within the monument. The park geologist
will lead the hike and participants will learn about the volcanic features
and processes in greater depth than normally presented to the public. The
special program will start at 9 AM and will meet at the visitor center. The
hike will last until about 3 PM and participants will need to bring a lunch
to be eaten out in field. The hike will be moderately strenuous, cover about
4 miles, and involve some off-trail hiking (sturdy shoes or preferably hiking
boots are required). At least one lava tube (cave) involving a crouch will
be investigated and will require participants to have flashlights. The group
size will be limited to 15 people and reservations are required. Call (208)
527-3257 X302 to make a reservation or to obtain further information.

Celebrate natural wonders during National Earth Science Week
by discovering and exploring the world above, on, and beneath the earth's
surface. Experience
earth science exhibits, games, demonstrations, and talks during this afternoon
of family fun. Learn about the different geologic materials and soils found
in Ohio and how they interact with plants, animals, land use, air, water,
and pollution. The fair will give children the opportunity to earn a Junior
Ranger badge as they learn about CVNP's landscapes. Check out this year’s
theme, “Our Changing World,” on www.nature.nps.gov/grd/esw and
www.earthsciweek.org. Park rangers, naturalists, and scientists from around
the state will participate in this an indoor/outdoor (rain-or-shine) joint
program with the National Park Service and Metro Parks, Serving Summit County.
Partners in the program include USEPA, Ohio EPA, USDA Regional Soil & Water
Conservation Districts, Akron Regional Air Pollution Agency, Regional Health
Districts, Northeast Ohio Four County Planning & Development Organization,
The University of Akron and Kent State University Geology Departments, and
others. Teacher and student handouts will be available.

Guadalupe Mountains National
Park
A temporary display featuring areas of geologic interest in the park and surrounding
area that can be driven to will be up during Earth Science Week. The display
highlights the recent designation of a stratotype and the park's role as a
research area for geoscientists. Free brochures and fossil guides will also
be distributed.

Haleakala National ParkBeing a geology park, most of our daily naturalist talks (9:30,
10:30 & 11:30) will be on geology or biology of Haleakala. Our 2-hour
hikes usually cover some geology or biology but could also be on cultural
history.

Herbert Hoover National Historic
SiteDemonstrations
of an Enviroscape model, ground water model, and stream table have been arranged
for schools in the West Branch, Iowa area. Students will come to the park
and do a riparian function assessment and run water quality tests, according
to IOWATER protocol.

Students will then select
a project, based on the models and experiences they had during the week. They
will host a community-wide water fair, displaying their projects and poster
sessions, at the end of the semester. As in past Earth Science Weeks , Herbert
Hoover National Historic Site plans to highlight their USGS stage gague and
its real-time data.

Mount Rainier National
ParkMount Rainier National
Park is 104 years old. If you were to make a birthday cake for Mount Rainier,
this one might be apropriate. Bake a Mount
Rainier Birthday Cake!

Petrified Forest National
ParkRANGER PROGRAMS
Triassic Park, 11:00am every day. Join a ranger for a program at Rainbow Forest
Museum to learn about petrified wood and the Triassic environment.
Geology Hike, 10:00am every day, check for location at the visitor centers.
Join a ranger for a walk through Blue Mesa or the Painted Desert and learn
about the geology that has shaped this landscape for over 200 million years.

SCAVENGER HUNT
Have fun learning about Petrified Forest National Park by answering some questions
and then entering your name into a free drawing for 7 grand prizes. Ask for
details at Painted Desert Visitor Center or Rainbow Forest Museum.

DISPLAYS AND EXHIBITS
Hands-on exhibits at Painted Desert Visitor Center allow you to touch and
feel rocks and fossils found at Petrified Forest National Park. An audio-visual
presentation at Rainbow Forest Museum shows how paleontologists excavate a
fossil Aetosaur. Other exhibits at Rainbow Forest Museum include plant and
animal fossils, replicated skeletons of Triassic animals, and artists’
renditions of the environment 225 million years ago at. For more information
on any of these events visit www.nps.gov/pefo or call (928) 524-6228 ext 236.

Saugus Iron Works National
Historic Site

Please
call for more information 781 233-0050.

Shenandoah National ParkShenandoah National Park with its rocky mountain peaks, forested
hills, woodland streams, and abundant views, is the ideal location to study
geology and the earth sciences. Welcome to a park filled with educational
opportunities that focus on the earth sciences and natural resources of the
Blue Ridge Mountains.

Elementary Geology
Program
Fifth grade teachers and students interested in learning the basic components
and processes of geology are welcome to visit Shenandoah National Park on
an education field trip. Students spend time in the field learning about basic
rock types, identifying physical and chemical weathering processes, relating
biology to rock type, and enjoying time spent in a national park. Please call
Shenandoah National Parks Education Office at 540-999-3489 to learn
more about bringing a group of students on a ranger-led, geology program.
Its guaranteed that after this field trip, your students will be asking
for more!

Exploring Earth Science
Curriculum
Shenandoah National Park, the United States Geological Survey, and local teachers
have worked together to create a self-guiding curriculum on the earth sciences
of Shenandoah National Park. Exploring Earth Science in Shenandoah National
Park  A Curriculum Guide for Grades 7-12 is a book filled with geologic
information, self-guiding activities, and natural and cultural information
as it relates to Shenandoah National Park.

In this curriculum, students
address real problems and concerns. They learn how the geology of a mountain
affects the plant growth of that area. View how flooding changed a stream
ecosystem and how that stream and its inhabitants are recovering. Visit a
disappearing stream and tour a cave and discover how these are connected.
Climb a mountain and analyze the plants, animals, and geology along the way.
Learn how professionals go about gathering, developing, and using information
and how to judge the value of the results. This curriculum is aligned with
both the National and Virginia Science Standards of Learning. But most importantly,
the curriculum was developed by teachers and field-tested by students. This
is an opportunity to expand the walls of learning to immerse the students
in the everyday environment  taking them to a classroom without walls.
Contact Shenandoah National Parks Education Office at 540-999-3489 to
learn how you and your students can be part of this learning experience.